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STAT+: Large health insurers lowered barriers to fair access to some drugs, analysis finds
9 days ago - By STAT
Most of the largest health plans in the U.S. generally provide “fair access” to 19 treatments for a handful of serious diseases, although transparent coverage information is often lacking for some medicines, a new analysis found.
Almost uniformly, the 18 health plans and benefit managers examined make the medications available fairly when judged on three criteria: prescriber restrictions, eligibility based on clinical data, and step therapy, which requires patients to try other medicines before an insurer will approve a prescription. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story...
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